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    INTRODUCTION Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young “star-cross’d lovers” whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare’s most popular archetypal stories of young‚ teenagers lovers. Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. It’s plot is based on an Italian tale‚ translated into verse as The Tragical History of Romeous and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in

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    How does William Shakespeare present violence and conflict in Romeo and Juliet and what does the audience learn from the consequences of the characters action? In Romeo and Juliet the themes of conflict and violence are very important. The prologue‚ which acts as an overview of the play‚ highlights this. The lines “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny” and “where civil blood makes civil hands unclean” let us know that there is going to be violence and conflict throughout the play. The fact that

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    most English people‚ the Irish were seen as terrorists or‚ at the very least‚ co-conspirators. Therefore‚ Hare saw it as crucial that he set the victim of the play as an Irishman‚ with the middle-England judiciary being the abusers. As we see in Act 1 Scene 4‚ Gerard McKinnon is being admitted to jail‚ with Beckett the prison guard guiding him. As mentioned before‚ it seems to be that Gerard is being guided by Beckett. This is his first time being admitted to prison‚ as he readily admits‚ and seems

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    Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in London‚ in the mid-1590s. This play about two lovers was among his most popular and most frequently performed plays. It was extremely popular even in Shakespeare’s lifetime. However‚ Shakespeare did not introduce the story into the English language. Romeo and Juliet borrows from a tradition of tragic love stories dating back to antiquity. For instance‚ Pyramus and Thisbe from Ovid’s Metamorphoses‚ which has many similarities

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    Romeo + Juliet Romeo + Juliet is a film based on the well-known play written by William Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet. It was directed by Baz Luhrmann and is set in Verona‚ a city in Italy. In this essay‚ I will be describing the first scene in the film (the prologue)‚ and explaining how verbal and visual features were used in this scene to suggest what the film would be about‚ things like violence and romance. I will do this by; describing what happened in the scene‚ I will then go on to explain

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    Lady Macbeth’s character is painted in the segment of her reading of the letter in Act 1Scene 5. She is presented full of lust for power and manipulative‚ using her cunning to get what she wants.In the letter. Macbeth writes to Lady Macbeth of his promotion to thane of Glamis and Cawdor‚ the Weird sisters‚ and the witches prophecies of him being king. She knows he is too moral and ethical to act on his ambition and chance to be king. She vows he will get what is rightfully his and will go to any

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    How does Rita and Franks Relationship change between Act one scene 1 and Act 2 scene 1? Frank is a university lecturer and will be teaching Rita what she wants to know about literature and another world outside of her own. Russell has interpreted the character of Rita as a copy of himself. This is because he was also a hairdresser and went to a night school to do his O levels before he became a famous writer. When we first see Frank he is in his office and appears to be looking for a book on the

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    Remind yourself of Act 1 scene 5 and its significance in the play. Starting with this scene‚ explore the ways in which the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is presented in Shakespeare’ play‚ and in one or more performed versions of the play. In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ he explores the relationship of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and how it changes. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are of complex personalities‚ that share the same ambition and desire which leads the couple into a course of deplorable

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    Suffering in Romeo and Juliet When you think of a relationship‚ you mainly think of a nice‚ happy couple‚ strolling down the sidewalk with their hands intertwined with one another. But this love could soon face the tragedy and suffering most couples endure at the end of their relationships. But in most cases‚ couples do not end their relationship in suicide. That is‚ except for one couple. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ the star-crossed lovers endure suffering throughout the

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    Act IV‚ Scene II Capulet‚ the Nurse‚ and some servants are preparing the wedding when Juliet returns and begs Capulet’s pardon. He forgives her immediately‚ and he is so happy about Juliet’s obedience that he changes the wedding day to Wednesday. Juliet: I have learnt me to repent the sin of disobedient opposition to you and your behests‚ and am enjoin’d by holy Lawrence to fall prostate here to beg your pardon –She kneels down- Pardon‚ I beseech you! Capulet: Send for the County‚ go tell him

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